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Therapies and services available
Acupuncture
An ancient system of healing, developed over thousands of years, as a part of the traditional medicine of China, Japan, and other eastern countries. It has evolved into a system of medicine that restores and maintains health by the insertion of fine needles into acupuncture points just beneath the body surface. These points are in very specific locations and lie on channels of energy. Moxibustion, the warming of acupuncture points through the use of smouldering herbs, is often used to supplement needle treatment . Acupuncture is used to treat a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions, and is also beneficial in the prevention of illness.Aqua detox
Detoxification of the body accomplished by the immersion of the client’s feet in a footbath using an array which emits a small bio-energetic pulse. The action of the array opens the 2000 pores in the feet allowing toxins to be released out of the body. The treatment will release chemical toxins, heavy metals, nitrates, aluminium and mercury, taking the load off the internal organs, promoting vitality, energy, natural healing and restful sleep. This treatment is a powerful aid to regaining, or maintaining, good health.aromatherapy
The use of essential oils derived from plant sources such as trees, citrus fruits, herbs and flowers. All of which can have specific effects on the mind, body and spirit. The oils can be applied by massage, bathing, inhalation and in compresses. An Aromatherpist will, after consultation with the client, combine oils that will be of specific benefit to their needs. An Aromatherapy massage lasts between one and one and a half hours, and according to the oils used, can be relaxing, uplifting, stimulating or sedating.Baby massage tuition
Fun and relaxing for both parent and baby, baby massage can also help with digestion, colds, sleeping problems, bonding, baby’s development, communication skills and senses. Please enquire about individual and group classes.Bach flower remedies
Dr Edward Bach discovered the 38 Flower Remedies in the 1930’s, each for a specific emotional and mental state. A combination of five of the remedies for difficult and demanding situations he called Rescue Remedy. Each remedy treats the individual, not the disease or its symptoms, working specifically on the emotional condition of the person concerned. They transform negative attitudes into positive ones, stimulating the body’s own potential for self-healing. The remedies are completely safe and can be used by, children, adults and pets.Chinese herbalism
Traditional Chinese herbs can be used alone or with acupuncture. The herbs are mainly plants, vegetables and minerals with known healing properties, combined in a formula to produce a powerful, balanced effect. Herbs are used to treat both acute and chronic conditions. Herbs also enhance the immune system and increase the quality of life, so that patients experience improvements in mood and energy.counselling
A process which involves the helping skills of caring, listening and reflecting, within a trusting relationship between counsellor and client. In this safe environment clients are enabled to focus on their presenting problem and the issues underlying it, and to mobilise their own resources for managing their lives more effectively. Sessions usually last an hour, once a week, for a period of weeks or months.crystal healing
In this busy, hectic world we all need to return to a harmonious state of mind and body. Crystal healing is a very relaxing therapy that promotes harmony. It works through the application of resonance, i.e. applying one vibrating substance to change the frequency of another, thereby bringing the affected part of the body into balance. Crystal healing provides many benefits including relaxation, re-balancing and revitalizing the body. It helps in the release of blocked energies, and enables the healing of mental anguish, thus resulting in inner peace and tranquility.ear candling (Thermo-auricular therapy)
This therapy uses heat from organic herbal candles, which gently massages the eardrums to provide a holistic and drug-free solution to ear, nose and throat problems. The therapy is used to help a variety of conditions such as, sinusitis, hayfever, catarrh, migraine, blocked or itchy ears, glue ear, impacted ear wax, Ménières disease, labyrinthitis and tinnitus. Your ears may be examined with an otoscope to check the condition of the inside of the ear and the eardrum, to ensure you receive the best possible treatment. The therapy is also extremely enjoyable and relaxing, and includes a face and scalp massage to assist lymphatic drainage and the clearing of the sinus cavities. Thermo-auricular Therapy is safe and suitable for all ages, and usually only a few sessions are needed to obtain significant relief.Emotional freedom techniques (EFT)
This therapy is sometimes described as acupuncture without the needles. We tap on meridian points whilst using focussed wordplay to rebalance disruptions in the body’s energy fields. It provides natural lasting relief for physical pain and has a proven record in neutralising fears, phobias, traumatic memories and addictive cravings amongst others. Chronic health problems respond well to EFT, often where other approaches have failed. When applied by a trained therapist you can expect to see gentle and efficient results within a short time. It can be experienced and learnt in one-to-one sessions, or by attending an approved workshop.Facial holistic therapy
This can be used on its own or with another treatment. It aids physical health and well-being and induces relaxation. It helps to counteract stress in our lives and will help to eliminate the resulting problems such as insomnia, migraine, headache, tension and sinus problems. Regular treatments will stimulate nerve endings in the skin, improve elasticity, increase circulation and cellular activity.healing
There are several forms of healing available within the group, talk to one of our practitioners listed under Healing for more information. Healing is a completely natural process. Effectively it is a flow of beneficial energy between healer and recipient which deals with ‘dis-ease’ at the deepest level and frees the body’s natural resources in the most effective way for that person. Organisms have a remarkable capacity for self-healing; it is this capacity that the healer seeks to tap.Herbal medicine
An holistic therapy which takes into account the physical, emotional, dietary and spiritual dimensions of disease. It aims to treat the cause of illness and not just the symptoms, helping the body to adjust gradually to a new and more healthy level of functioning. Herbal medicine uses whole plant extracts mainly of Western herbs such as Nettle, Echinacea and Yarrow, to treat disease. The role of the modern Medical Herbalist is quite similar to that of a G.P. in that we are able to undertake diagnosis and prescribe remedies to treat most common medical conditions from eczema to anxiety, and from IBS to PMS.homoeopathy
A popular alternative to conventional medicine, it is a gentle method of stimulating the body’s own healing power, by using non-toxic natural remedies. These remedies help restore any imbalance in the system, whether on a mental, emotional, or physical level. They work gently and without side effects and are therefore suitable for people of all ages, as well as for animals.hypnotherapy
A safe, effortless and rapid way of enabling the client to recognise and break free from any destructive thought patterns that spoil their quality of life. Most other forms of therapy are carried out at a conscious level. Hypnotherapy allows us to work easily with the remaining 90% of our mind (the unconscious mind) which runs most of our lives - and is the seat of most of our problems. Common applications include: confidence, sleep, weight control, phobias, smoking cessation, anxiety, stress, IBS and allergies.HypnoBirthing
Helps women to achieve a calm, comfortable and natural birth, which has great benefits for mum and baby during pregnancy and birth. Babies born in a calm and gentle manner more easily adjust to their new world , and tend to sleep and feed better. Mums using the HypnoBirthing method have less stress on their body and recover from the birth very quickly. HypnoBirthing is a comprehensive antenatal programme which includes advice regarding nutrition, exercise, a detailed birth plan and baby bonding. The core elements of the programme are teaching mum-to-be relaxation, breathing and visualisation techniques and giving them a toolkit to manage their birth.Indian head massage
A 4000 year-old practice still used in India today. It is a wonderfully relaxing therapy. It can provide relief from aches, pains and stiffness, improve sleep, clear sinuses, alleviate headaches and migraines and relieve symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety. It can also soothe and comfort and re-balance energy flow giving a deep sense of peace, calm and tranquillity. It is totally safe and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.journey therapy
‘The Journey’ by Brandon Bays is a powerful healing processthat works at a very deep level directly with your ‘Body-Memory’ to clear long held emotional and physical blocks without touch or medication. Thousands of people have been helped to free themselves from issues like depression, anxiety, bereavement, abuse, rape, addictions, ME, stress and other debilitating and life limiting illnesses. Journey Therapy is safe, painless and often immediately effective, allowing you to have a healthier and happier life. Men, women and children of all ages and from all walks of life have benefited. “You don’t have to feel unwell to want to feel better”.kinesiology
(Kin-easy-ology) uses gentle muscle testing to find out where there are imbalances in the body. Muscle testing also identifies the best correction for that person for each imbalance found. These tests can cover all aspects of the body/mind/spirit - energies (meridians, chakras) emotions, nutrition and structure. The muscle tests allow us to ‘communicate’ with the body. Since our bodies remember everything about us, from conception on, we have a marvellous tool which can ‘ask’ the body to help us identify the source of a problem, when it occurred and any other factors. Initial sessions last one hour, subsequent ones may be shorter.Life coaching
A down-to-earth practical and effective approach to personal development and growth, putting you in touch with your potential and helping you achieve it. Life Coaching helps you improve your self-awareness, self-confidence, personal and professional success. It enables you to manage life change, create strategies and effective ways to overcome any setbacks in life, and achieve personal happiness and fulfilment. Working with a Life Coach in a completely non-judgemental and confidential environment is a liberating and powerful experience.Massage (therapeutic) includes chair, deep tissue, holistic, hot stone, pregnancy, sports, Swedish
Using the power of touch to improve your overall feeling of well-being and comfort, it improves circulation, lymph drainage and digestion and helps boost the immune system. Tension in the muscles; whether it is caused by injury, stress, recovering after illness or just daily life, can make your whole body feel out of sorts. Try one of these massages to ease away tension and pain leaving you relaxed and feeling brighter. The ability to control stress leads to an improved outlook on life and higher self-esteem.CHAIR MASSAGE
An acupressure style massage to the shoulders, neck, back, arms, hands, scalp and hips, it uses no oils, does not require you to remove your clothing and will leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed. Taking only 15 minutes this massage can be performed anywhere and is ideal for the workplace.
PREGNANCY MASSAGE
Carrying tension in our shoulders, neck, back, legs uses up our body’s vital energy and being pregnant can add extra strains. The therapist uses various techniques to help relax and relieve tense & tired muscles, which benefits the whole body and helps switch off from busy lives. Promotes a sense of well-being for both mother and baby.
SPORTS MASSAGE
Reduce tension in muscles using a variety of techniques and pressures to return muscles to their full function. Regular sessions can help avoid injury and trauma, aid relaxation and reduce anxiety. Deep friction massage is an excellent method used to break down scar tissue following an injury or an operation.
SWEDISH MASSAGE
Increase your overall feeling of well-being by improving circulation, lymph drainage and digestion, boosting the immune system. By removing tension in the muscles; whether caused by injury, stress, recovering after illness or just daily life, helps you control stress and leads to an improved outlook on life and higher self-esteem.
Metaphysical (holistic) counselling
This is practised by someone who is conscious of a limitless creative power within or around him/herself and uses it constructively to bring good into his/her own life or into the lives of others. S/he works with definite laws and principles which are the nature of the universe. As in other complementary therapies a Metaphysical Counsellor is working to clear blockages in the energy of the life, caused by experiences of conflict and difficulty, by uncovering the imbalances in our belief system which can be contributing to a situation. Metaphysics treats the false belief about the patient’s relationship to life by revealing his/her spiritual perfection. It is believed that the tools learned can be applied to all circumstances that present themselves and can be used throughout a person’s life.Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
This is the study of how people think and do the things they do. The NLP practitioner works with the client to identify the client's existing strategy for obtaining the behaviours they do not want. The client is then assisted to change the strategy to obtain a different result. NLP has numerous applications, including removal of phobias, gaining confidence, overcoming examination nerves, increasing self-esteem, responding differently in relationships, clarifying and achieving personal goals, developing specific skills. NLP interventions do not usually require the client to enter long-term commitments to therapy.Nutritional therapy
Our health is inextricably linked to what we eat, which is affected by our attitudes, lifestyle and habitat. Modern food production methods have changed the quality of our food just as the development of convenience foods has changed our diets. If our bodies do not get the nutrition it needs, our health can suffer and illness will follow. Nutritional therapy is about understanding the complexities surrounding diet and health. The nutritional therapist will guide you and will devise a dietary programme that is tailored to meet your individual needs, suggesting foods and, if necessary, supplements of the right type and amount so that your body can function optimally.Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a safe and effective way to treat physical pain. It is an effective form of treatment for back pain, sports injuries, headaches, pregnancy pain, arthritic pain and repetitive strain injuries. Using a highly developed sense of touch problem areas will be identified in the body. Treatment will consist of gentle stretching, mobilisation and, where appropriate, gentle manipulation to correct imbalances in the body and facilitate healing. Osteopathy is a truly holistic system of healthcare that emphasises the structural integrity and harmonious mechanical function of the body to promote and assist in an individual’s capacity for self-healing. It can be received regardless of a person’s age or health problems.Personal fitness training
Benefit from your own personal fitness programme designed to suit your specific needs, taking into consideration your goals and current level of fitness. Determine with your trainer what activity is going to motivate and inspire you to maintain a healthier way of life. Exercise combined with sensible eating is the most effective way to reduce fat permanently. Feel energised and ready for life's daily challenges with renewed vigour and confidence.Psychodynamic counselling
Derived from psychoanalysis this is one of the core therapies used within the NHS. Counsellors work with both long and short term clients. A psychodynamic counsellor gains insight into the unconscious patterns that have evolved since childhood. Memories and other evidence of early relationships are used to make sense of current concerns. The process of change occurs as patients become more aware of the power of the unconscious to influence their behaviour, including defence mechanisms instincts and rules for life. They are then better able to control their actions and responses.psychotherapy
This involves the development of a therapeutic relationship through which you can examine, and so make sense of, personal difficulties. The process tends to go deeper than counselling, and usually involves examining both childhood and key relationships. This exploration helps you to understand their unconscious patterns of behaviour with the aim of helping you to manage your life more effectively and to develop potential. Sessions are usually held weekly, last 50 or 60 minutes, and may continue for several months.Reflexology
An ancient therapy based upon the theory that areas on the feet and hands relate to the organs and all parts of the body. By applying pressure with thumbs and fingers, the Reflexologist can aid relaxation, improve the functioning of all the body’s systems, assist in the elimination of toxins and stimulate the immune system, allowing the body to restore balance and heal itself. A treatment lasts between 45 and 60 minutes.Reiki healing
Reiki (pronounced ‘ray-key’) is a completely natural therapy used to promote better health and a feeling of well being by the laying-on of hands. This therapy brings about a feeling of peace and calm to the receiver who can be seated or laying down. The therapist will gently lay their hands on the receiver and work their way along specific points on the body from the head to the feet. This therapy does not use oils or lotions nor does it require any clothing to be removed. Reiki cannot harm you in any way and effectively returns the mind and body to a state of peace and harmony. Reiki can also be learnt by individuals for self-healing purposes, as well as a pathway towards self development and spiritual growth.Rife
Is a vibrational healing technique that accesses the body’s higher intelligence. It enables one to locate and identify the underlying cause of energy blockages or imbalances and to release them. Rife Frequency treatment is applicable to all microbial based illnesses, i.e. bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, protozoa and other pathogens. Every microbe (cell organism, bacteria, fungus and virus) has at least one ultra sound frequency which can destroy the microbe easily. The treatment is painless and effects are noticeable in a very short space of time and are permanent.Scenar
Scenar uses harmless electrical impulses to stimulate the internal pharmacy via a cascade of neuropeptides, the body's intercellular messengers. Healing is encouraged to take place naturally, often without the need for external medication. Physical trauma such as strokes or broken limbs can be healed in a matter of hours if treatment is given quickly. This healing device produces impressive results in a short course of treatment in the hands of an experienced healer.
Seeing spells achieving
A delightfully quick way to learn to spell, read, do mental arithmetic, improve you artistic abilities and memory through visualisation. Everyone can do it and it's FUN. You can overcome minor challenges and even dyslexia and dyscalculia in minutes not months. A tried and tested technique that all the best spellers and readers use already; schools are now starting to teach this too.Self awareness
There are many therapies and practices available to us today to help people in their search for healing when something in their life becomes unbearable. Perhaps a relationship or illness reaches crisis point and we realise that what we have been doing before no longer works for us and we need help! So we start to look for another way to cope. The Metaphysical Society for the Expansion of Consciousness supports a short course of mini workshops.Shiatsu
The term Shiatsu means "finger pressure". Your practitioner uses various parts of their body (fingers, thumbs, palms, forearms, even feet and knees) to apply pressure to your body. This can be targeted at general areas or specific points - often the tsubos or 'acu-points' used in acupuncture. These techniques are used in conjunction with stretches, joint rotations and joint manipulation to give an 'all-over' treatment which aims at treating you on a holistic level - working with your body, mind and spirit together. The treatment takes place fully clothed on a floor mat so wear loose fitting clothes to allow freedom of movement.Stress management
Good stress can be exhilarating if managed well. Bad stress can be the result of excess demands on an individual beyond their ability to cope. Stress management helps you to address the causes and effects of stress, reduce the symptoms, and get your life back in control. Workshops and courses are designed to give you better balance in your everyday life, with lower stress and higher self esteem. You learn to identify stress factors in yourself and those around you and observe the warnings. Correct breathing, relaxation techniques and assertiveness training are amongst the strategies used to calm the mind and body and actually ‘switch off’ the stress response.Time line therapy
This is an especially fast and effective process for changing the chain of events leading to a certain set of unwanted behaviours or internal states. The process is very simple and normally the client is fully alert with eyes open. The intervention will release negative emotions from the past (fear, guilt, anxiety, sadness, etc.). It can release limiting decisions that keep us from having what we want. It will also assist clients to create a future the way they want it. Many kinds of issue can be resolved within two or three sessions of up to two hours each. Time Line Therapy tm is a registered trademark of Tad James and is exclusively licensed to the Time Line Therapy Association. |
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